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From: twakeman@hpcea.CE.HP.COM (Teriann Wakeman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Apple's Horrible Product Quality
Message-ID: <430105@hpcea.CE.HP.COM>
Date: 5 Jun 89 18:46:43 GMT
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Just to add another data point I have the following Macs at home:
512K, ex'84 128K - Still gets used as a word processing machine & runs
old 64KROM compatable games & applications - Never had any problems.

'85 512KE, my old work Mac. Was 512K upgraded to E in 86. Never had a problem
with the Mac. However It went through 3 HyperDrive 20s in 3 years.

Mac+, this is an early Plus. Never had any problems until I upgraded to 2.5Meg
RAM. Initially the RAM didn't work. I shipped the digital board back to Mac
Products USA, and they decided one of the Macs chips was bad. It came back 
with another problem & after shipping it back was told that another Mac chip
had gone bad. SO, except for problems that poped up while in the hands of
MacProducts USA, I have never had any problems with the Plus.

Early LaserWriter Plus. Never had any problems.

My data points for 3 Macs indicate that they are reliable. HOWEVER, ALL 3
Macs have fans sitting on top of them.

>machanic had done everything he could...makes me wonder what percentage of
>Mac users own old British sports cars! 

I have 3 Macs & 3 old British Cars (TR3, Land Rover, MGBGT) I do not have
problems with the old British cars either {other then routine replacement
of worn parts}

TeriAnn